# C_2007279EN.01000401.xml

| 22.11.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 279/4 |
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22.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 279/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4912 — Calyon/Société Générale/Newedge)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 279/03)

| 1. | On 15 November 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Fimat Group (‘Fimat’, France) currently part of Société Générale SA (‘Société Générale’, France) enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Council Regulation with Calyon Financial Group (‘Calyon Financial’, France) controlled by Calyon SA (‘Calyon’, France), part of the Crédit Agricole Group (‘Crédit Agricole’, France), by way of creation of a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 15 November 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Fimat Group (‘Fimat’, France) currently part of Société Générale SA (‘Société Générale’, France) enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Council Regulation with Calyon Financial Group (‘Calyon Financial’, France) controlled by Calyon SA (‘Calyon’, France), part of the Crédit Agricole Group (‘Crédit Agricole’, France), by way of creation of a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Fimat: brokerage on derivatives for Société Générale, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Fimat: brokerage on derivatives for Société Générale,

| — | for Société Générale: a financial services group in Europe, |
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for Société Générale: a financial services group in Europe,

| — | for Calyon Financial: the financing activities part of Calyon, |
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for Calyon Financial: the financing activities part of Calyon,

| — | for Calyon: the corporate and investment banking subsidiary of Crédit Agricole, |
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for Calyon: the corporate and investment banking subsidiary of Crédit Agricole,

| — | for Crédit Agricole: a European bank. |
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for Crédit Agricole: a European bank.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4912 — Calyon/Société Générale/Newedge, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4912 — Calyon/Société Générale/Newedge, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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